Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product L154-81 LOREX Technology
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English Versio n 3.0 MODEL: L154-81 4-CHANNEL DVR Instruction Manual www.lorexcctv.com Copyri ght © 2006 Lorex Technology Inc BEFORE OPERATING THI S SYSTEM, PLEASE READ THIS M ANUAL THOROUGHLY AND RE.
Thank you for purchasing the 4 channel DVR from Lorex Techonolgy Inc. The DVR converts analog video into digita l format and records them on a hard disk drive dependi ng on the system purchased. Dig ital vid eo allows you to q uickly access and search for a spec ific time segment or event wh ich has been recorded.
NOTE This equipment has been c ertif ied and found t o comply with the li mits regu lated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause inte rference with other appliance usage.
CONTENTS: GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ------ ----------------- ------------------------------------------------ FEATURES ------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: 1. Read Instructions All of the safety and oper ating instructions shoul d be read and understood before the product i s used. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for fu ture reference. 3.
CAUTIONS: 1. All the warnings and instructions of this manual should be follow ed 2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use water damped cloth for cleaning 3. Do not use this unit in very humid and wet places 4.
SYSTEM INCLUDES: -3- OWNER’S MANUAL CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED TH E COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CO MPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE. Power Adapter & Cord (DC 12V, 4.
GETTING STARTED: 1. Connect the AC power cord and plug it into an electrical outlet. The power LED will illuminate GREEN and the HDD LED will also illumi nate GREEN. The message seen on the monitor will say “HDD Checking….., Master Ha rd Drive”, Slave Hard Drive, Not Detected.
CONTROL - FRONT PANEL : -5- 1. HARD DRIVE UNIT – Removable 80GB HDD installed (Max . capacity of 250 GB per hard drive) 2. SELECT BUTTON – Allows you to select a Sub-M enu opti on and change a selection 3. MENU - Press the MENU to enter the main men u.
8. REC – Initiates manual recording 9. SHUTTLE RING – R EV/ P AUSE / FF – This shuttle ring ha s three functio ns: 1) REV : During playback, turn this button counterclockwise to rewi nd 10 secon.
BACK PANEL : 1. ALARM IN SEN1 – SEN4 – These 4 terminals are used to conne ct externa l motion se nsors, door/window contacts, etc. 2. ALARM OUT – This alarm output can be connected to an alarm output relay for trigge r devices with a N/O (Normally open) circuit 3.
MAIN MENU CONTROL : Outlined below are the butt ons used for Menu setting : “ “and “ ”: Scroll up and down within a menu option “SELECT” : Press this button to sele ct and change t.
SCHEDULE SETTING SCHEDULE ON/OF F O FF PASSWORD ( RECORD S TOP) ON RECORD FPS 1 RECORD QUALITY LO W SET BY WEEK SET BY DAY PRESS ( ), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT (i) SCHEDULE ON/OFF: Sel.
3. SENSOR/ALARM This submenu allows you to configure the recording parameters un der the Alarm con dition. (i) BUZZER: Select the buzzer ON or OFF when the alarm is activated (ii) ALARM RECORD DURATION: Selects how long the DVR will automa tically record after an alarm is triggered.
NOTE : Higher quality recording consumes more memory on your HDD. Appendix#3 shows the different recording speed associated with the type of setting that you select (iii) RECORD FPS : Allows you to set the Frames Per Secon d for recordin g. Available FPS settings are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30.
7. ADVANCED Menu settings such as changing & enabling the master and user password, loading the default settings, over writing the HDD and clearing the Master and Slave HDD can be done. The default MASTER password (Password Input (6): _ _ _ _ _ _ ) for the DVR is 111111, and should be entered to get into the Advanced Menu.
-13- 8. SYSTEM INFO Information such a s the Master or Slave HDD size, Master or Slave space used, and the Total HDD used will be displayed here SYSTEM INFORM ATION > HDD CAP DIS PLAY ON MASTER HDD.
There are 3 recording modes: Alarm, Schedule, and Manual Recording. (i) ALARM RECORDING DVR is triggered by an external alarm input. A Normally Closed or Normally Open device would be connected to the ex ternal sensors alarm inputs on the back of the DVR, marked “SEN 1 to SEN 4”.
3. SEARCH MENU The DVR allows you to easily find sections of recorded vi deo using the Search feature. Press the “PLAY” button to show the search menu, which cons ists of Total Event, Schedule Rec Event, Alarm Rec Event and Manual Rec Event starting with the most recent recordings listed first.
KEY LOCK: For advanced security, you can “Lock” the buttons on your DVR. Key- Lock prevents other people from usin g the system. To enable Keylock : Press th e SELECT key three times to enabl e the Key Lo ck.
REMOTE CONTROL: Features of the Remote Control. For more details on specific remote control featur es, refer to t he Front Panel features . -17- Turns power to DVR ON or OFF POWER Brings up the Playba.
CAMERA INSTALLATION : Optional Camera Installation (ca mera not in cluded wi th sy stem) Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system AUDIO VIDEO DC 12V CAMERA CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO OUT VIDEO INPUT Back of DVR -18- MONITOR CONNECTION : How do I connect the L154-81 to a monitor? There are many types of monitors.
-19- Example 2: Connect a quad monitor (used as a s lave monitor) A quad monitor supports four camer a connections. The screen can display 4 came ras simultaneously or one camera at a time. The L154-81 is a four channel DVR that records four channels of video.
-20- MONITOR CONNECTION : To display the recorded video from the DVR on the monitor 1) Connect the video output from the DVR to the video input of the monitor (there should be a selector switch on t he quad monitor tha t indicates VCR). 2) Press the selector switch for VCR on the monitor.
-21- MONITOR CONNECTION : In this type of connection, whatever is visible on the monitor screen will be recorded on the DVR. To view recorded video from the DVR on the monitor 1) Connect a cable from th e DVR video output to t he quad monitor video input.
BNC (Input/Output) BNC video input -22- CONNECT L154 TO A TYPICAL LOREX MONITOR CONNECTION OF A TYPICAL LOREX OB SERVATI ON MONITOR TO A L154 DVR BACK OF LOREX OBSERVATION MONITOR BACK OF L154 DVR NOTE: On Lorex quad monitors the BNC vid eo input channel connectors a lso support vid eo output.
TROUBLESHOOTING: When a malfunction occurs, it may not be serious and can be corrected easily. The following table descr ibes the most common pr oblems and solutions. Please read this table thoroughly before calli ng your DVR dealer. -23- PROB LEM S OLUT ION • Check power cord connections.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: As our products are subject to continuous improveme nt, SV II and its subsidiaries reserve the right to modify product design, specifications and prices, without no tice and without incurring any obligatio n.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available to add to your existing system. TIME LAPSE VCR Used to record key events. Select from a 40 hour real time or 1280 hour time lapse VCR SPECIALTY CAMERAS Select from a wide assortment of specialty cameras (dome, weatherproof, bullet, waterproo f, etc.
APPENDIX #1 – INST ALLING THE HDD The HDD serves the same purp ose in a DV R as a video cassette does in a VCR. However, installing the HDD is a bit more complicated.
3. Connect the HDD into the Cartridge Casing Take the Hard Disk D rive and Connect the two cables from the back of the Cartridge Casing to the HDD. The cables should be pushed in firm ly, but not forc ibly. The 4 Pin connection is t he DC Power cable, and the w ider cable is the standar d Hard Drive IDE type co nnection.
7. Lock t he Ca binet Lock the cabinet b y turn ing the key clockwise. A (locked) B (unlocked) If you need to unlock the cab inet, turn the key counter -cloc kwise fro m the position shown above. IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET, THE DVR SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
( 1 ) DVR Top APPENDIX #2 –THE INTERNAL HDD What size HDD does the L154 support? The L154 is a four channel DVR and supports up to two HDD’s with a maximum capa city of 250 GB each . -29- The internal drive ba y is located in the botto m panel of the D VR as referenced above.
APPENDIX #3 – RECORDING TIME (IN HOURS) -30- The Recording Time is based on Recording S pee d (Frame Rate), Recordin g Quality and Recording Mode. The table below is based on a 80GB HDD.
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